黑龙江省齐齐哈尔市实验中学高中英语《book8 m5》小卷测试 外研版选修8

— Because he had been _____ cheating youngsters.

A. blamed for B. charged for C. sentenced to D. accused of

6. When the old man looked back on the old days, he often thought of ________ was called the Cultural Revolution.

A. that B. why C. what D. which

7. In my opinion, the government should ____ to make many needed reforms to control the prices of foods.

A. set off B. set about C. set up D. set out

8. ---- Is this the book you are looking for?

---- Yes. It’s the _____ one I am after.

A. much B. very C. just D. so

9. Bell was said _____ the first telephone.

A. to invent B. to have invented C. inventing D. having been invented

10. Not _____ to the climate and food there, he had to come back home again.

A. accustoming B. accustomed C. being accustomed D. to accustom

11. Her father’s death _____ greatly on her childhood years.

A. affected B. effected C. influenced D. impacted

12. Fans from Los Angeles to Mexico City _____ his program on Friday nights, Hukla says.

A. turn in to B. tune in to C. turn on for D. tune out to

13. It is reasonable to ____ that economy will continue to improve.

A. assume B. consume C. amuse D. assure

14. You need to ____your own interests and take the customers’ needs into consideration.

A. put down B. put out C put aside D put off

15. The witness ____by the Bible that he would tell the truth before the judge.

A. justified B. located C. read D. swore

II. 阅读理解

A

A refrigerator of the future that tells you what to cook with your leftovers and automatically re-orders fresh food is being designed in the UK．The self-cleaning "refrigerator of the future" will automatically place supermarket home delivery orders when required and move food near its use by date to the front of the shelves．

Researchers hope the fridge could clean itself, cut down on wasted food and offer up recipes , which could be tailored to different countries, cuisines and seasons(调味品)．With the British spending 36 million hours on extra-hour work every year, leaving little time for housework, the refrigerator could help save time during busy modern-day lives．These new developments are on the way thanks to combined efforts between scientists at the University of Central Lancashire and online supermarket Ocado．

The planned new qualities include the ability for refrigerators to scan their shelves to see what is in store and use this information to both plan meals and automatically place a supermarket food order．

The smart fridge will use "nano-articulated（纳米） technology" shelf surfaces, smooth to the touch．The shelf surfaces will have millions of independently controlled micro-tiles （小瓷格） which will move products which soon need to be eaten to the front of the refrigerator．Ultrasound-scanning technology built into the door will allow the refrigerator to "look through" the food on a plate before and after mealtime, meaning it can assess what type and amount of food is wasted．

Dr Simon Somerville, an expert from the University of Central Lancashire, said． "Cookbooks are lists of food items．For this purpose the most available information that the refrigerator will have is a set of arrangements that allow a set number of ingredients to produce a large number of quite different dishes．The key concept in the successful accomplishment of this process is accurate list tracking．"

16. The smart fridge can do the following except _____ ．

A. offering up recipes for dishes

B. making the food in it cleaner

C. placing a supermarket food order automatically

D. moving food near its use by date to the front of the shelves

17. The underlined phrase "be tailored to" in Paragraph 2 is similar to "______"．

A. be adapted to B. be similar to C. be attached to D. be unique to

18. "Ultrasound-scanning technology" mentioned in Paragraph 4 is used to ______．

A. assess the type and amount of the food wasted

B. show the amount of food in store

C. look for food in the refrigerator

D. decorate the refrigerator door

According to the last paragraph, we can conclude that____

The refrigerator can cook different dishes

Dr. Simon Somerville are strongly against the refrigerators

The success of the process lies in the accurate list tracking

A well designed cookbook is included in the refrigerator

20. The passage is probably from a _____

A. book review B. newspaper C. science report D. fiction story

B

Shay and his father had walked past a park where some boys Shay knew were playing baseball. Shay asked, “Do you think they’ ll let me play?” Shay’ s father knew that most of the boys would not want someone like Shay on their team, but the father also understood that if his son, mentally and physically disabled, were allowed to play, it would give him a much-needed sense of belonging and some confidence.

Shay’ s father approached one of the boys on the field and asked if Shay could play, not expecting much. The boy looked around and said，“We’ re losing by six runs(分)and the game is in the eighth inning(局). I guess he can be on our team and we’ ll try to put him in to bat in the final inning.”

Shay struggled over to the team’ s bench and put on a team shirt with a broad smile and his father had a small tear in his eye and warmth in his heart. The boys saw the father’ s joy at his son being accepted.

In the bottom of the eighth inning, Shay’ s team scored a few runs but was still behind by three.In the top of the final inning, Shay put on a glove and played in the field. Even though no hits came his way, he was obviously joyful just to be in the game and on the field. In the bottom of the final inning, Shay’ s team scored again. Now, Shay was scheduled to be next at bat. Would they let Shay bat and give away their chance to win the game?

Surprisingly, Shay was given the bat. Everyone knew that a hit was almost impossible. The first pitch(投)came and Shay missed. The pitcher again took a few steps forward to throw the ball softly towards Shay. As the pitch came in, Shay swung at the ball and hit a slow ground ball right back to the pitcher.

The pitcher could have easily thrown the ball to the first baseman and Shay would have been out and that would have been the end of the game. Instead, the pitcher threw the ball right over the head of the first baseman, beyond the reach of all teammates. The audience and the players from both teams started screaming，“Shay, run to first！”Never in his life had Shay ever run that far but made it to first base, wide-eyed and shocked.

Everyone shouted, “Run to second！”Catching his breath, Shay awkwardly ran towards second. By the time Shay rounded towards second base, the smallest guy on their team, who had a chance to be the hero for his team for the first time, could have thrown the ball to the second baseman, but he understood the pitcher’ s intentions and he too intentionally threw the ball high and far over the third baseman’ s head.

All were screaming，“Shay, Shay, Shay, all the way Shay.” Shay reached third base when one opposing player ran to help him and shouted，“Shay, run to third.” As Shay rounded third, all were on their feet, crying，“Shay, run home！” Shay ran to home, stepped on the home base and was cheered as the hero who won the game for his team.

That day, the boys from both teams helped bring a piece of true love and humanity into this world. Shay didn’ t make it to another summer and died that winter, having never forgotten being the hero and making his father so happy and coming home and seeing his mother tearfully hug her little hero of the day!

21. Not expecting much, Shay’ s father still asked the boy if Shay could play, mainly because the father________.

A．noticed some of the boys on the field were hesitating

B．guessed his presence would affect the boys’ decision

C．learned some of the boys on the field knew Shay well

D．understood Shay did need a feeling of being accepted

22. In the bottom of the final inning Shay was given the bat because the boys________.

A．believed they were sure to win the game

B．would like to help Shay enjoy the game

C．found Shay was so eager to be a winner

D．felt forced to give Shay another chance

23. The smallest boy threw the ball high and far over the third baseman’ s head, probably because that boy________.

A．was obviously aware of the pitcher’ s purpose

B．looked forward to winning the game for his team

C．failed to throw the ball to the second baseman

D．saw that Shay already reached second base

24. Which of the following has nothing to do with Shay’ s becoming the hero for his team?

A．The pitcher did not throw the ball to the first baseman.

B．The audience and the players from both teams cheered for him.

C．The opposing players failed to stop his running to home.

D．One of the opposing players ran to help him.

What do you think is the theme of the story?

A. True human nature could be realized in the way we treat each other.

B. Everyone has his own strength even if mentally or physically disabled.

C. Everyone can develop his team spirit in sports and please his partners.

D. The results of the game should not be the only concern of the players.

C

No family is perfect--today or at any point in history. But some families get it right a lot more consistently than others. These families develop caring and understanding relationships. They work together, play together, and laugh together. They are united in purpose and in their commitment to one another. Family members support and encourage each other. Parents are devoted to the success of their marriage and family. In fact, these families create a loving family culture.

Other families are not so ideal. Members may neglect responsibilities, treat each other unkin